Dinner was yummy
We went to dinner at Bing Crosby's downtown Walnut Creek tonight. We've been talking about going there for a long time, but it never quite worked out. So, tonight, when Eddie said he wanted to take me out on a date, we decided to finally just do it and go.They had really yummy food. I was pleased with the atmosphere, the live jazz in the bar area and the service.The pianist who was playing tonight was absolutely amazing, and the female vocalist with him had a soothing voice. She was singing all the classics. I wished I could join in, but I didn't think our neighbors would have appreciated that very much.
It also helps that I am quite a fan of all things in that era - the music, the clothing, and the shoes. We were seated at a window on the street with a nice view of 7 Eleven (haha) and we were right under a fabulous shot of Bing Crosby his (I assume) wife, Frank Sinatra and his wife (?) and one other man. I kept thinking how cool would it have been to lived in that era so I could do my hair in the big pin curls around the face. And then it dawned on me that I do that anyway. :)
I was surprised at how tight quarters the restaurant was. Not the actual dimensions... It held a lot of people... But they stuffed people in every square inch of the place! Some of the tables were practically on top of each other and we had to squeeze to get through the tables to sit down. But, I guess that means they're popular.
I was tempted to don a fedora at the front door. They had a display of fedoras of all different styles for purchase. I love a nice fedora if worn just right. Seeing the hats along with reading the biography/history of Bing Crosby made me want to go and research him a little more. I believe he can take a significant amout of credit for crossing racial barriers in the music industry. Yay for him!
It was a slow dinner - we got there at 8:15 for our reservations and didn't leave until well past 10. I got a delicious (virgin) rasberry mojito that was pretty good - strong (i.e, not sweet) - but good. We ended the meal with a tasty chocolate souffle. The waiter talked it up quite a bit, so we decided to give it a try... But, if I can be so big-headed to say... I make a better one. They overcooked theirs just a big. But it still had great chocolaty flavor, and when you put some ice cream with it, it was still quite delicious.Thanks, Eddie for the night out! I'd say let's do it more often, but that'd end up breaking the bank... So, I'll enjoy the memories for now and we can do it again sometime in the future when we've built the 'out to eat' fund back up. ;)
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